Tag: Altcoins
An altcoin refers to any cryptocurrency that is not Bitcoin. It usually refers to a collection of cryptocurrencies and tokens.
On April 6, 2026, Santiment dropped a fresh leaderboard that cut through the noise: Chainlink ($LINK) still sits at #1 in DeFi development activity, DeepBook ($DEEP) holds steady at #2, and Lido DAO ($LDO), Aave ($AAVE), and Injective ($INJ) are climbing with clear upward arrows.
While price action grabs headlines, this metric—built on filtered GitHub events—reveals who is actually shipping code. In a low-volatility environment where...
Shiny Coins #12 – ZEC’s 55% Blast Ignites AI & Privacy Coins in Extreme Fear
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While the Fear & Greed Index sits at a grim 14 (Extreme Fear), a handful of coins are refusing to bleed with the crowd and are printing serious moves this week.
Market Snapshot & Why This Week Matters
BTC is holding at $72,617 with a solid +8.52% over 7 days and dominance steady at 59.1%. Total crypto market cap sits at $2.46T, up roughly 1.6% in the last 24 hours after a choppy week that saw selective green amid broader...
Shiny Coins #11 – Extreme Fear, But Memes, Privacy & AI Keep Pumping
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In this week’s Shiny Coins #11 (April 4, 2026), the crypto market sits at $2.31T with Bitcoin dominance holding at 58.1% and the Fear & Greed Index stuck at a grim 11 (Extreme Fear). While macro tensions linger, selective rotation is alive: Memecore (M) explodes on a game-changing hardfork, Hyperliquid (HYPE) flexes its perp dominance, Zcash (ZEC) rides the privacy revival, and Bittensor (TAO) gets Grayscale ETF buzz. We rank the 10...
Aave V4 Clears Unanimous Governance Vote for Ethereum Mainnet Deployment
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Aave DAO passes ARFC proposal with 100% support to activate V4 on Ethereum mainnet.
Security-first rollout uses conservative parameters and a limited initial configuration of Hubs and Spokes.
New modular architecture introduces Liquidity Hubs for shared liquidity and Spokes for isolated risk environments.
Deployment backed by nearly a year of audits and a $1.5 million security budget.
Aave Labs will handle initial activation;...
Weekly Snapshot – SEC Clarity Sparks Crypto Revival Amid Macro Headwinds
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SEC Chair Paul Atkins declared at the DC Blockchain Summit on March 17 that most crypto assets are not securities under federal law—only tokenized traditional securities remain under jurisdiction. This landmark clarification ends years of uncertainty, enabling clearer business models, product launches, and institutional entry. The ruling is expected to accelerate ETF approvals, DeFi innovation, and tokenization projects while reducing...






